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Newspaper

London Evening Post

Location

London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Date

Aug 15, 1778

Page

3

Naval engagement recounts and high casualties in historic battle

Fragmentary reminiscence recalls a royal navy action with two frigates detached for broadsides. Commodore Count de Geichen commands La Ville de Paris while M. Du Chaffault inspires brave defense. About 100 killed and 300 wounded amid praised officers including Du Chaffault and Soulanges.

London Adsara Count du Chafault Count de Geichen la Ville de‘Paris de Soulanges Sphinx

Wind E.N.E. Sailed His Majesty Ships for Jamaica and Antigua

Ship News reports August 16 departure of sloop Happy and Wolf outward bound, with Euphrates Carr returning to Jamaica, Resolution Lamont to Antigua, and Mary Beaty to St Kitts, while Buffalo and Seaford remain in harbor with His Majesty's ships.

Deal E.N.E His Happy Wolf Carr Jamaica Resolution Lamont Antigua Mary Beaty St Kitt’s Buffalo Seaford

Arrived ships list from Bristol and other ports

A cargo of vessels and captains arrive at various ports including Henry Arrived from Bristol to Barbadoes, Ron Bird from Dartmouth to Newfoundland, and multiple other ships such as Eagle Fitzhenry from ditto to ditto, Winter from Milford to Quebec, and Good Intent from ditto to ditto.

Henry Shea Bristol Barbadoes Ron Bird Dartmouth Newfoundland Athwick Ditto Shuldham Polman Fom St Dicto Eagle Fitzhenry Adith Winter Milford Quebec Afon Warn Cadiz Attalanta Walker Tobago Bess Parry St. Vincent's Ditta Jenny Carfteen Langaster Jammicad Rapplinson Preston Dirs Haw Aberdeen Scornoway Good Intent Taylor

Levee Delay and News of Privateers and East India Plans

London reports a nine day postponement of a levee at St James palace due to repairs. The East India Company plans seven more ships and maintains naval forces in India. Privateers threaten Atlantic trade as four ships fall to French captures and Leeward Islands fleets bring letters and cargo valued around three million. General Keppel recovers from illness. maritime news includes ships taken by the French and vessels reaching Jamaica and Halifax.

St. James’s Royal ‘Palace Anna Maria Wills St. Kitt’s London Arigade Reef East India Company East India East India Comany India Liverpool Africa Jamaica Bristol Hallifax Penzance Tuck Carter Brest Portugal North Seas France Toulon Levant General Keppel Wese Irdia Downs Dover Rolland Brothers Hope Harriot Lusbey Mermaid Warners Martin Blue Orange King Eleanor Bruce Good Latent Brown William Elizabeth Young Henry Ann Clark Blizard Mertifield Antigua Reward Flannery Francis Barras Catharine Mackey Jupiter Falls Cunningham St. Vincent’s Waterhall M'‘Laurin Marquis of Rockingham Whitewood Stervens Quince Hankey Nowland Attive Marcal Banhant Heath Smithfield Francois Delile Mr. Neville Lord Abergavenny John Fielding Justice Addington Bow Street Warley Common Neville É&C Filie de Joye Bow-ftreet Del Suffolk-street John Ibbetson Hill-street Berkeley-square Hannah Ashton Grosvenor Square Chandler-street Berry Hardyside Temple Bar Islington Rainsforth Whitechapel Holford Robert Holford Bedford Row Bryan Tottenham Court Road Chilwell- Street William Carlon Goodby Sherburne Mercury

Arrival and Prize News From the Downs and Navy

A long letter from Plymouth reports ships arriving at the Downs including the Vallane and Biens faisant men with prizes from Guadaloupe and Martinique laden with sugar coffee indigo and gold dust. The Hycena man of war and the An dromeda frigate sailed for Plymouth. Also noted are court proceedings on graft highwaymen and local trials, plus fires, price collapses at Ballinasloe and parish notices from Ireland.

Jondon Mere “di Givens ana-Maria Vallane la Sion Guadaloupe France Portsmorth Spithead Hycena Warwick Downs Andromeda Plymouth Lord Amherst Dover Norway Seaflower Petersburgh London Fortune Bristol Cendelphia Swift Pearces New York Brittel Antigua Salém Dartmouth Dunkirk America Arthur French Dublin House of Lords Ireland Ballinasloe England Joshua Crompon Guildford Aschizes Bank of England Gangley Green Bauker Caldwell Winchester Leicester Francis Scales John Fenton Court of King’s Bench Castle of Lincoln Thomas Brown John Smith Robert Smith Mary Croft Robert Swan Caister County Hall Nottingham Samus Swingburn Mr. Roebuck Newark Thomas Nickle John Brewster Ratcliff Upon ‘Trent Justice Gould Lyinghurn Thames Nickle Southwell House of Correction Derby Gould Athurst Dickins Eaton Bletchly Buks

Prices of Corn and Grain at Bear-Key Market Yesterday

A price list shows CORN and various grains traded at Bear-Key yesterday. Wheat ranged from 363 to 433 od. per quarter, barley 18s to 223 od, rye 223 to 23s od, oats 135 to 173 od, pale malt 26s to 308.6d, brown malt 26s to 78s6d, praffe 31s to 338. od, hogditta 25 to 26s, beans 26s to 28s 03d, tick 23s to 243. od, tarts 258 to 323, rape seed per sack, fine flour 38s, second sort 55, third sort 32s.

Hogditta

Prussia Army Advances Through Elbe to Bohemia

London's August report states Prince Henry of Prussia's main force crossed the Elbe July 28 and moved toward Radewalde Hanpach in Bohemia. Moellendorf's corps also crossed the Elbe July 26 and pressed toward Radewalde. Skirmishes with Croats occur as the Saxon detachments clash. 600 prisoners taken at Gabel and Le Caq's column seizes 166 more.

Berlin Henry of Prussia Elbe Radewalde Hanpach Bohemia Romburg Belling Goergenthal Dresden Henry Gabel Belting Podewous

Fragmented Saxon War Notes and Bankrupts LISTS

Fragmentary report from Saxony cites General Anhales af Rietfort watching Saxon artillery and forces over 20 000 men. Bohemian reports place Field Marshal Lagdohn near Gastorf on the Elbe. Royal appointments and bankruptcies listed include Copley of Sprotbrough and Somers of Kettering with numerous surrender dates and certific...

Fargo Méellendortz Saxony Bohemia Marthal Lagdohn Gastorfn Elbe Leitmeritz Ruffels Pat Lewin Charles Quo Constantine Alexander Rhingrave Maximilian St. Farness Cen Meerota Avon Daniel Mansell-street Goodman’s Fields Guildhall London John Price Slveride Queen Street Cheapside William Fox Fleet-street Old Man Henry Tipping King-strcet John Sutcliff Westminster John Neary the Strand Taylor James Edwards Holben Thomas Banks Warrington Lancashire Thomas Twiss Petticoat-lane Spitalfields Joshua Tinker Mealhill Yorkshire Rothier Salomon Marriott St.Clement Danes Mercer William Curteis Martin’s-line Richard Smfith Brighthelmstone John Turner Harwich Essex Richard Randall Wearminster Witte Olothier

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